As we mark the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) this week in 1990 and the 10th anniversary of Human Rights Watch’s work on disability rights this year, I think about the ...
More than one billion. That’s how many people live with a disability around the world. One in six of us. When we factor in family members, friends, neighbors, and colleagues, we come to realize that ...
For decades, I have lived and worked at the intersection of disability, academia and social action in Oman. My journey began long before the ...
Dr. Michael Baker has worked for the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg as a contract lecturer. He has received funding from the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba (2024) to support his ...
The focus of this contribution is on how rights protection officers (RPOs) experience supporting parents with intellectual disabilities involved in child protection investigations. We situate the role ...
A woman walking past a man in a wheelchair, who is at the base of a staircase. Source: Viacheslav Yakobchuk / Adobe Stock In 1904, H. G. Wells published a short story titled, “The Country of the Blind ...
MADISON (WKOW) -- Warner Park was beaming with a sense of community Saturday at the Disability Pride Festival. Disability Pride Madison hosted its 10th annual festival, inviting the public to ...
Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, Whereas disregard ...